Bob......you said... tower to the 80 meter radiator had a lot of slack for some reason, so I plan to tip the antenna and replace it.<<< I believe this wire is not just any wire....contact MFJ for a r
I don't know how efficient it is but it works really good. I used it with single band Master Mobile coils and the field strength was far better than the Hustler style coils. Covers 160>10 There is on
I used Rustolium flat black. I Scotchbright pad the entire KT34-XA, 40mtr rotatable dipole and 20 mtr Bigstick antennas right out of the box, and then did an acid etch, then primer, then flat black.
Any problem with using aluminum wire for a radial system?? Regards Dave Harmon NSRCA 586 K6XYZ[at]sbcglobal[dot]net Sperry, Ok. You think *that's* bad, I'm putting in a halo-ground system. A 200' spo
Ok, thanks. Regards Dave Harmon NSRCA 586 K6XYZ[at]sbcglobal[dot]net Sperry, Ok. --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ric
Anyone know what type wire and AWG for radials is offered by DX Eng? They don't really say much about it. Regards Dave Harmon K6XYZ[at]sbcglobal[dot]net Sperry, Ok. __________________________________
I have several 'torch' style lamps with halogen bulbs including the dimmers. The halogen lamps don't make noise but the dimmers sure do!! You might be able to RFI proof the dimmers but why take a cha
That's right Don..... Spend more $$ on the front end and save much more on the back end. I'm pretty sure that aluminum house wiring is illegal most everywhere now.... Regards Dave Harmon NSRCA 586 K6
Phil.....not really.....you could always loop em' back....HEH Regards Dave Harmon K6XYZ[at]sbcglobal[dot]net Sperry, Ok. To keep the confusion to a minimum, on each side of I use one male and one fem
The way things are going, it will probably turn into a relocation center for illegals. Regards Dave Harmon K6XYZ[at]sbcglobal[dot]net Sperry, Ok. --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesti
Yep.....I spent most of my adult life in buildings like those....crawling through the cable racks and wallowing on the floor. Glad that's over with! Regards Dave Harmon K6XYZ[at]sbcglobal[dot]net Spe
I've flown in and out of Fullerton a lot back in the 70's and 80's and never felt that it was a hazard....any pilot shouldn't be below 1000 AGL in that area anyways..... Regards Dave Harmon K6XYZ[at]
Yep....I have exactly the same problem right now on this computer. Mine has a rocker switch on the rear panel and with the computer shut off, I still have noise until I shut off the rocker. I have a
It would be nice to know who you are, but in the meantime, why not remove the dipole and retest? Regards Dave Harmon K6XYZ[at]sbcglobal[dot]net Sperry, Ok. ...and it has about 8 db FB! So... anyone t
Anyone else getting multiple messages? I had received 4 or 5 of this one and others. Regards Dave Harmon NSRCA 586 K6XYZ[at]sbcglobal[dot]net Sperry, Ok. Any equivalent in Europe, or even in Belgium?
Get a metal square with a bubble in it and back off from the tower several hundred feet. Place the vertical part of the square on the vertical c/l of the tower and then look at the bubble. This won't
I have several cans of PB Blaster and it really does work! I read everything on the can and there are no cautions of use on steel or aluminum. I didn't use anti-seize on steel bolts into a rotator an
You could contact Karl Tashjian (former Tri-Ex Tower) and have him custom make whatever you need. http://www.tashtowers.com/towereng.html Regards Dave Harmon NSRCA 586 K6XYZ[at]sbcglobal[dot]net Sper
I would get the US tower. If you do, you can drive to their Kansas location and pick it up yourself. This will save a lot of time and money and probably easier to get service later. Call this guy for
So THAT'S the answer!! I was wondering what caused all the dead birds around here. I looked their carcasses over closely to see what I could see and there was no evidence of high speed impact damage